Pont du Gard

Pont du Gard
Pont du Gard
Coordinates	43°56′50″N 04°32′08″E / 43.94722°N 4.53556°ECoordinates: 43°56′50″N 04°32′08″E / 43.94722°N 4.53556°E
Carries	Roman aqueduct o Nîmes
Crosses	Gardon River
Locale	Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Gard, Fraunce
Mainteened bi	Public Association o Cultural Cooperation (syne 2003)
Wabsteid	www.pontdugard.fr
Chairacteristics
Design	Arch brig
Material	Shelly limestane
Tot lenth	upper: 275 m (902 ft) (oreeginally: 360 m (1,180 ft)); mid: 242 m (794 ft); law: 142 m (466 ft);
Width	6.4 m (21 ft) (max); 1.2 m (4 ft) (aqueduct);
Hicht	48.8 m (160 ft) (tot); 1.8 m (6 ft) (aqueduct);
No. o spans	upper: 35 (originally: 47); mid: 11; law: 6;
Piers in watter	5
History
Construction end	40-60 AD?
Construction cost	30 million sesterces (est.)
Closed	6t century?
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Offeecial name	Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Teep	Cultural
Criteria	i, iii, iv
Designatit	1985 (9t session)
Reference no.	344
State Pairty	Fraunce
Region	Europe an North Americae
Monument historique
Designatit	1840
Reference no.	PA00103291
	Pont du Gard Location in Fraunce
References

The Pont du Gard is an auncient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River in the sooth o Fraunce.

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